Auxiliary car-step.



O. SYVERSON.

AUXILIARY GAR STEP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.17, 1913.

Patented 0011.7,1913.

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AUXILIARY CAR-STEP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

Application fil ed. March 17, 1913. Serial No. 754,960.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, OLE SYvERsoN, a cltizen of the United States,residing at Minot, in the county of Ward, State of N ort-h Dakota, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Auxiliary Car-Steps; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in car steps, and particularly toauxiliary steps used on steam railway coaches.

Gne object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary step for thebot-tom of a flight of steps on a railway coach which is simple inconstruction, and which can be quickly and easily moved into and out ofoperative position.

Uther objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of my auxiliary step inclosed position. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of my step in extendedposition.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents thebottom step of a flight of steps of a railway coach, and 11 the siderails thereof. Secured to each of the side rails is a depending bracket12. Pivotally mounted between these brackets is my auxiliary step, whichcomprises the tread portion 13, the riser 14, and the side rails orguards 15. The shaft 16 extends through the side rails within the angleof the riser and tread and has its ends carried in the lower ends of thebrackets 12. Secured to the under face and near the forward edge of thetread is a handle 17, by means of which the auxiliary step may be rockedinto open or closed position. Depending from the lower forward edge ofthe step 10 is a stop member 18 against which the tread 13 engages whenthe auxiliary step is in the folded position shown in Fig. l, andagainst which the riser 14 engages, when the step is in extendedposition, as shown in Fig; 2. The angle formed by the riser and tread ofthe auxiliary step is obtuse, so that when the step is in foldedposition, the end of the riser portion will be below the pivot of thestep and thus prevent the step accidentally jarring into extendedposition. It will also be seen that the same effect will be obtainedwhen the step is in extended position.

What. is claimed is:

An auxiliary step for railway coaches comprising depending bracketscarried by the lowermost of the flight of coach steps, a shaft carriedby the lower ends of the brackets, a step including a riser, a tread.and side guards pivotally mounted on the shaft, the riser and treadmeeting at an obtuse angle, and a stop carried by the said bottom moststep for engagement by the riser and tread of the auxiliary step,whereby the weight of the step will be below the center of its pivotwhen in either open or closed position to prevent accidental movementthereof, and a handle carried by the auxiliary step.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

OLE SYVERSON.

Witnesses:

OLIVER OLsON, CARL A. SoLBnRc.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0.

